Nandina domestica 'Obsessed'

Sacred bamboo 'Obsessed'

Nandina - Sacred Bamboo - is an evergreen shrub with a bamboo-like habit. It has reddish purple new foliage that ages to green and then, in Winter, becomes purplish again. In mid Summer white flowers appear, and these are followed by bright red berries. It can lose it's leaves after a cold winter but they will grow back in spring. Suitable for growing in a pot and a good background plant for a a subtropical theme. All parts of the plant are poisonous. 'Obsessed' leaves emerge red and age to green

Contributed by @dorothy49

plant Features

Full sun to partial shade
Very little water
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
All soil conditions

plant information

Common name

Sacred bamboo 'Obsessed'

Latin name

Nandina domestica 'Obsessed'

type

Evergreen Shrub

family

Berberidaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun to partial shade
Frost

Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

Soil

All soil conditions
Water

Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Sacred bamboo Obsessed is 0.60meters x 0.70meters

0.60 M 0.70 M

Nandina domestica 'Obsessed'

Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Plant pot grown young plants in full sun to part shade in any well-drained soil. Needs no special care to thrive however, it does put out suckers thus you may wish to restrict root growth.

Propagation by cuttings

From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn

In autumn, take 3-4 inch cuttings of lateral shoots with a heel and insert them in equal parts peat and sand in a cold frame. Transfer the rooted cuttings to a nursery bed the following spring and grow on for two or three years before planting out in early spring.

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